Trade, Growth and Technology

这个项目的目的是分析国际贸易和经济增长之间的互动关系。将根据内生技术进步和人力资本积累建立增长过程的理论模型。这些模型旨在研究国际贸易联系以及知识和信息的国际传播如何影响个人和公司投资新技能和技术的动机。这项研究很重要，因为它将为理解国际贸易在促进美国和其他经济体增长和发展中的作用提供更好的基础。该项目由两部分组成。第一部分旨在开发一个理论框架，用于分析持续的产品改进过程。该框架将用于研究工业化国家企业之间研发竞争的积极和规范问题，以及发达国家创新企业与欠发达国家仿制企业之间的联系。第二部分分析了信息和技术国际转移的过程。将调查各种技术转让机制，包括贸易伙伴之间、跨国公司子公司之间以及国际许可协议缔约方之间的知识转让。

The purpose of this project is to analyze the interactions between international trade and economic growth. Theoretical models of the growth process will be developed based on endogenous technological progress and the accumulation of human capital. The models will be designed to permit the study of how international trade linkages and the international dissemination of knowledge and information affect the incentives of individuals and firms to invest in new skills and technologies. This research is important because it will provide a better basis for understanding the role of international trade in promoting growth and development in the U.S. and other economies. This project consists of two parts. The first part is aimed at developing a theoretical framework for analyzing the process of ongoing product improvements. The framework will be used to study the positive and normative issues concerning R&D rivalry between firms in industrialized countries and linkages between innovating firms in the developed countries and imitating firms in the less developed ones. The second part is concerned with analyzing the process of the international transfer of information and technology. Various mechanisms for technology transfer will be investigated including the transfer of knowledge between trading partners, between subsidiaries of multinational corporations, and between the parties of international licensing agreements.